Not only did pitching prospect Hunter Harvey retire four of the five batters he faced in Sunday's intrasquad game, but his fastball also showed impressive velocity in his first time facing hitters in a game situation since last July.
Pitching in an...

International League:
Winner Josh Stinson and three relievers combined to pitch a four-hitter as the Norfolk Tides started a trip by winning 2-1 Tuesday night at Durham, though the Bulls (67-63) still lead the second-place Tides by seven games in the...

Minor-league baseball:
International League:
Cord Phelps hit a three-run triple as the Norfolk Tides rallied in Game 2 for a 7-4 victory over Columbus to earn a split of Tuesday afternoon's soggy doubleheader against the Clippers at Harbor Park.
In...

Colleges:
Football:
Paul White, a longtime high school coach in the Northern Neck, was named Apprentice School's head football coach Wednesday. He served as an assistant coach last season for the Builders, working with linebackers.
"We are both excited and fortunate to name Coach White as our new head football coach," athletic director Keisha Pexton said. "After a long and thorough search, we determined that the best candidate to lead our football program was already on staff. His familiarity with our...

Colleges:
Baseball:
Apprentice School (25-11) completed a two-game, two-day sweep of Christopher Newport (23-17) with a 15-3 road victory Wednesday. Chris Aldridge had four of the Builders’ 18 hits and scored four runs. ...
Joe McCarthy’s third-inning grand slam highlighted No. 1 Virginia’s 13-0 home win against Richmond. Freshman Alec Bettinger yielded just one hit in six innings for the win.
Softball:
CNU (35-6) climbed from 13th to a share of No. 7 in the national Division III...

Despite rainy conditions at Harbor Park, the Baltimore Orioles were able to beat their top affiliate, the Norfolk Tides, in an exhibition Saturday afternoon. The game attracted an announced crowd of 10,156 despite the sloppy conditions.
The Orioles, playing their fourth exhibition at Harbor Park since the Tides joined their system, were leading 4-3 and were declared the victors after 5 1/2 innings when, after a delay, the umpires deemed the field unplayable.
After two Baltimore regulars, All-Star...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Less than an hour after the Orioles' team bus pulled into Bright House Field on Monday afternoon, the team was on its way back to Sarasota.
The Orioles' split-squad road game against the Philadelphia Phillies was canceled shortly before the scheduled 1:05 p.m. start time, and the team headed back for tonight's 7:05 p.m. home game at Ed Smith Stadium.
Left-hander Brian Matusz and right-hander Kevin Gausman were scheduled to pitch here against the Phillies, and they could...

— With minor league spring training games underway, Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold will begin making trips to the Twin Lakes Park complex for at-bats there.
"I haven't had very many at-bats the last two years, and the ones I did, I wasn't exactly physically right, so you throw those out," Reimold said Tuesday. "I really haven't had too many at-bats the past two years, so I'm going to go down there and just start hitting."
Given how much time he has missed over the past two seasons due to...

Colleges:
Baseball:
CAA:
Tim Hoehn slugged two home runs and Josh Smith hit a grand slam as top-seeded William and Mary began its stay in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament with an 11-4 win over Delaware in Wilmington, N.C.
The Tribe advanced to Friday's noon game against the second-seeded College of Charleston, which beat third-seeded UNC Wilmington 7-4. The W&M-Charleston winner will have two opportunities in the championship round to claim the crown and an NCAA automatic bid.
W&M...